Meaning
to sweep; broom
Chinese: 打扫、扫除;也表示扫视。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “sao” becomes a different word in each tone. 扫 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 打扫dǎ sǎoto clean; to sweep
- 扫描sǎo miáoto scan
- 扫除sǎo chúto clean; to clean up; to eliminate; to wipe out
- 扫兴sǎo xìngto spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited
- 扫墓sǎo mùto sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)
Example Sentence
每天放学后，同学们一起打扫教室。Měi tiān fàng xué hòu, tóng xué men yì qǐ dǎ sǎo jiào shì.After school every day, the students clean the classroom together.
每天Měi tiānevery day放fàngto put学xuéto learn后hòuempress，同学tóng xuéto study at the same schoo们men(plural marker)一起yì qǐ(in) the same place打扫dǎ sǎoto clean教室jiào shìclassroom。